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Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 10:37:11 +0800
From: Soh Kok Hong <kokhong AT post1 DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Can't get list of download sites
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Hi,

Thank you for your help.  I found that using the "Use IE5 Settings" 
connection mode works.  Performing a packet trace shows that this mode 
adds a bit more text in the HTTP transactions:

GET /cygwin/mirrors.lst HTTP/1.1\r\n
If-Modified-Since: <deleted>\r\n
If-None-Match: <deleted>\r\n
User-Agent: Cygwin Setup\r\n
Host: sources.redhat.com\r\n
Connection: Keep-Alive\r\n
\r\n

My question would be why offer "Direct Connection" if it is not going to 
work?

Igor Pechtchanski wrote:

>On Fri, 20 Feb 2004, Soh Kok Hong wrote:
>
>  
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I seem to be having problem with running setup.exe because it says
>>"Can't get the list of download sites.".  This is what I've found so far:
>>
>>1. I can use my mozilla browser to access
>>http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/mirrors.lst
>>
>>2. Performed a packet trace on setup.exe and found the following HTTP
>>transaction by setup.exe:
>>
>>GET /cygwin/mirrors.lst HTTP/1.0\r\n
>>Host: sources.redhat.com\r\n
>>\r\n
>>
>>and remote site reset the TCP link.
>>
>>3. I ran "telnet sources.redhat.com 80" and executed the above
>>instructions and it failed as expected
>>
>>4. I then tried the telnet again with the following instructions:
>>
>>GET /cygwin/mirrors.lst HTTP/1.0\r\n
>>Host: sources.redhat.com\r\n
>>User-Agent: cygwin
>>\r\n
>>
>>And it works!
>>
>>P.S. I do not use a web proxy and I don't think my ISP uses a
>>transparent proxy.
>>    
>>
>
>Make sure you didn't install and run any firewall software.  Also, try the
>"Use IE5 Settings" connection mode in setup.
>
>  
>
>>I suggest that the setup.exe program be fixed so that the download can work.
>>    
>>
>
>Feel free to check out the sources (for instructions see
><http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin-apps/setup.html>) and send in a patch.
><http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PTC>.
>	Igor
>  
>

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